It took us a bit longer than I had originally anticipated. Part of it was do to the IC mounting brackets not being as straight as possible. And part of the delay was us not really understanding what EVO wanted us to do to mount this bad boy.

It's a freaking huge IC and looks very well made. Pat bought this off of a friend's wrecked A4 race car so it had some issues that we knew about going in. Pat had the IC repaired and tested for leaks. He said the unit was absolutely sealed with no leaks at all! 8O There were some minor twists in the outer fins and tubes, but over all the IC is a solid unit and will serve Pat well! :D

What I learned today (because I always learn something new on these deals) was that the B5 Passat has way more room up front for a FMIC than an A4 does. Holy cow is that bad boy tight in there. In my car I have scads more room to the front and back of the IC. And my FMIC is only 1" shorted than the Evo unit pat has. Mine, over all, is about 1.5" longer as well.

I will say that the Evo pipes that are designed for this IC are wonderfully made and work very well.

Pat, I would highly suggest a Spec flywheel and clutch. Stage 2 clutch will handle anything a stage 3 turbo will pit out, and it is much better then the stage 1 kit that they produce. www.specclutch.com or www.newdimensions.com for the clutch units.

Steve

BTW, thats a really nice looking cooler. Ive thought about either going with an ABD unit, or an Evo... and Im leaning more towards the Evo.

I havent installed mine yet, but the quality of the parts look great so far. I bought the unit used, so the pressure plate and flywheel need resurfaced. Also, the clutch disc was dropped when removing the parts, so that needs replaced as well. Once its installed I will let you know how it rides.

Dude, I didn't tell you? My clutch is shot. A few days ago I was putting along on 470 in fifth gear, floored it, and the revs just shot up to 5K without the car accellerating. 8O So, there's one more thing for me to work on. I'll likely order a new clutch today or tomorrow. I guess after 126K miles I can't complain.

The devil went down to Second CreekIt's a track out in the weeds.Pat pulled up in the Audi A4 Just to give it what it needs.

Now the devil took one look At that A4 and said with a grinI'll be my Honduh will take you onBoy there's no way you can win.

The Devil's in the house of the risin' sun,But the German cars'll be the ones that won...Passats, Golfs, and A4's too,There's no way they're gonna lose...We'll be yellin' - "Go, Pat, Go!"As he puts that pedal-to-the-flo'...

Change tune:

You really gonna like it (boomp, padoop boomp-boomp)Rockin' the Chasbar, Rockin' the Chasbar...

Great stuff, Winston, you are too clever! You have inspired me... :lol: RMCB5 theme song - "The Devil went Down to Second Creek"

OK Pat get that clutch in time for track day in ABQ again on July 18th!!! Let's see if you still have only 5 psi boost.Considering how down you were on power, your track times were incredible!

Well, the clutch officially died a couple hours ago. I was planning on going up to Steamboat to hang with a friend this weekend, but instead I'm just going to limp over to the mechanic with my bike on top, leave the car there until the clutch arrives, and ride my bike back home. ***sigh***